Commentary on the world around us by an 'ordinary Aussie'.
I believe that the individual, their rights, freedoms and aspirations form the basic building blocks of a free society. I'm for; .Individual Rights, Freedom, Responsibility; .An Australian Republic (with a directly elected Head of State with real, codified reserve powers); .A Bill of Rights (with RKBA); .Direct Democracy (Initiative, Referendum, Recall); .Accessable, quality education; .A strong defence force; .Free markets.

Saturday, May 20, 2006

A quite different world

While out sniffing the 'net, I found this blogger site; Afghan warrior. It is from a place far different from the one I type from in my study in my home in comfortable country NSW, Australia.

The perspective from which this guy writes affects me 2 ways. One is to wish him and his country the best in trying to build a life and a nation out of having been dealt a pretty rotten hand of cards in life's poker game. The second is that it makes me appreciate what our forebears built for us, what we have here.

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"€œGood people sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."€� - George Orwell
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!" - Benjamin Franklin